Archives for September 2018

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It is time to make special efforts to provide public services and support to people who use drugs and communities that have been harmed by the so-called war on drugs. It is time to rethink the overall goals of drug policies to ensure that they are aligned with the Sustainable Development Agenda (GCDP)

Prisons are settings of increased risk for HCV transmission, while representing a unique opportunity to address the healthcare needs of those people in prison who belong to hard-to-reach and medically underserved groups in the community, such as people who inject drugs – download (EMCDDA)

The report identifies key questions that, in the Commission’s experience, have become particular stumbling blocks in the progress of the public dialogue on regulation (Global Commission on Drug Policy)

The area under coca cultivation in Colombia reached the highest ever recorded figure of 171,000 hectares (ha) in 2017, according to UNODC’s Coca Cultivation Survey Report for Colombia, launched in Bogota today. This represents an increase of 25,000 hectares, or 17 per cent in 2017 compared to 2016 – Executive Summary (UNODC)

Some governments are willing to consider reform and the WACD wants to further support this ongoing work with the Model Drug Law, which provides concrete templates that countries can adapt to reform their drug laws: legal provisions and how they relate to international legal obligations as well as useful commentary that explains different options and reasons for choosing the proposed legal solution ( Global Commission on Drug Policy)

disorder in Canada should have access to comprehensive treatment options that meet all their needs. Best Practices across the Continuum of Care for the Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder presents services that should be available to individuals experiencing or at risk of experiencing harms from opioid use (CCSA)

On the 6 September 2018 the Scottish Government published its draft alcohol and drugs strategy document ‘All Together Now: our strategy to address the harms of alcohol and drugs in Scotland’ for engagement and to seek the views and feedback from partners and stakeholders in the sector

Each year, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) makes available to Drug Trends in-depth data on drug-induced deaths in Australia. This year, we have produced a suite of products to summarise trends in opioid-, amphetamine-, and cocaine-induced deaths in Australia from 1997 to 2016 (NDARC)

This report argues that state ‘fragility’ metrics are inadequate. An increase in transparency and a call for new metrics are necessary to address entrenched elite corruption and organised crime in Honduras (GDPO)